Peter Graves dead

[Nate]

Peter Graves died of a heart attack on March 14, 2010, four days prior to his 84th birthday. The actor had just returned from brunch with his wife and children, collapsing before he could enter the house. Although one of his daughters administered CPR, she could not revive him.

For those who don't know, Peter Graves was the host of A&E's Biography series, as well as starring in a lot of cheesy B-movies like SST: Death Flight, It Conquered the World, Beginning of the End, Parts: The Clonus Horror, and Killers from Space.

Dude was a legend. So in tribute, I would like to post Crow T. Robot's wonderful and poignant screenplay, Just Plain Peter: The U of M Years, or, Peter Graves Goes To College at the University of Minnesota.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy0Gd2-GdOI

Mr. Graves, you will be missed.

[Tsukuyomi]

That's so sad to hear 8[

[Cognitive Gear]

I had no idea who this was until I looked up his IMDB profile and discovered that he was the Captain in Airplane!. Now I know him for his very short, yet funny role in that movie.

[ShiroiHikari]

So that's why everyone's been quoting Airplane today. RIP Mr. Graves.

[Roy Mustang]

Operator: [Captain Oveur is on the phone with the Mayo Clinic] Excuse me, Captain Oveur, but I have an emergency call on line 5 from a Mr. Hamm.

Captain Oveur: Alright, give me a Hamm on 5, hold the Mayo.

You will be miss Captain!

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[steenajack]

Aw! That is very sad. I don't even know who Peter Graves is, but may he rest in piece.

[rocklobster]

Wasn't he also on the Mission Impossible TV series with Leonard Nimoy?

[Roy Mustang]

Yes, he played on Mission: Impossible. That show and the movie Airplane are the only ones that I remember him from.


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[ClosetOtaku]

The Secretary disavows any knowledge of this.

[Bobtheduck]

Hmm... Celebrity death time, again?

Who are the next 2 gonna be, I wonder? Or was there another really recent one?

I'd hate to be the daughter... Feeling like his life was in my hands and having him die, but hopefully she understands that he's very old, so it's not her fault.

[shooraijin]

I have every single Mission: Impossible DVD from the original series, and about 2/3rds of the 1988-1990 series on VHS, and a whole bunch of collectables, and even an autographed picture (to me) of Graves from when he hosted A&E Biography.

Yes, I love Mission: Impossible (not those execrable movies) and I am bummed -- even more than when Greg Morris (Barney) died a few years back. Good luck, Mr Phelps.

Graves was also in "Stalag 17" and "Fury," btw, which were much better than the cheese output he also appeared in in his early career. And he was acting even recently -- he had a bit part in MIB II, as the host of the show-within-a-show.

[Mithrandir]

... he had a bit part in MIB II, as the host of the show-within-a-show.

I somewhat-more-than-vaguely recall that, now that you mention it.